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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Wintry mix Sunday evening into early Monday; heavy snow in northern Minnesota

Wintry mix Sunday evening into early Monday; heavy snow in northern Minnesota

Parts of northern Minnesota will see heavy snow Sunday evening into Monday, while a wintry mix of light rain/light freezing rain, sleet and light snow moves across central and southern Minnesota. The wintry mix is expected to bring an icy glaze to untreated roads, streets and sidewalks. The big picture The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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Foggy Sunday; wintry mix to snow Sunday evening into Monday, with heavy snow staying north

Foggy Sunday; wintry mix to snow Sunday evening into Monday, with heavy snow staying north

One year ago today was the Saturday before the Super Bowl. There was some nice fluffy snow that day as multiple festivities took place in downtown Minneapolis: At times during the 1 to 2 inch snowfall it looked like a beautiful snow globe. Super Bowl Sunday was sunny and very cold, so visitors had a…
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Fog lingers; wintry mix to snow Sunday evening into Monday

Fog lingers; wintry mix to snow Sunday evening into Monday

Many Minnesota and western Wisconsin residents are waking up to dense fog this Sunday. The fog will linger much of the day in southern Minnesota, but it’s expected to diminish a bit elsewhere. A dense fog advisory covers much of Minnesota and Wisconsin: The Twin Cities metro area remains in a dense fog advisory until…
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Foggy in many areas; heaviest snow stays north Sunday night into Monday

Foggy in many areas; heaviest snow stays north Sunday night into Monday

Our Saturday afternoon high of 38 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 13 degrees warmer than average for this time of year. It was also our warmest official high temp in the Twin Cities since Jan. 8. It was nice to see a lot of people out and about, and not bracing against arctic winds!…
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Mildest temps since mid-January; snowstorm for northern Minn. Sunday evening into Monday

Mildest temps since mid-January; snowstorm for northern Minn. Sunday evening into Monday

Happy Groundhog Day! We’ll have mild weekend temps, followed by cooler weather this coming week. If you’re heading out to play in the snow this weekend, you’ll be interested in the latest Minnesota snow depth map from the Minnesota State Climatology Office: Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs are expected to be in the 30s across roughly the…
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Mild weekend temps; snow Sunday night into Monday for some areas

Mild weekend temps; snow Sunday night into Monday for some areas

It seemed like a long cold stretch! The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport finally climbed above zero at 6 a.m. this Friday, after being at or below zero for 78 consecutive hours. We’ve had much longer stretches of cold weather. The Minnesota State Climatology Office has compiled an interesting list of cold weather streaks: Note…
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Goodbye vortex, hello mild weekend; wintry mix Sunday night into Monday

Goodbye vortex, hello mild weekend; wintry mix Sunday night into Monday

Friday highs will be in the teens in about the northeastern half of Minnesota, with lots of 20s elsewhere. The far southwest will see some 30s. Saturday highs will be in the 30s in the southern half of Minnesota, with mostly 20s in the north.
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Polar vortex recap; a timely warming trend!

Polar vortex recap; a timely warming trend!

The coldest air is moving away, and temperatures will rebound dramatically over the next few days. This is good timing, with the weekend just ahead!
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Arctic chill’s last gasp; much warmer this weekend!

Arctic chill’s last gasp; much warmer this weekend!

Most of Minnesota should see highs Thursday afternoon in the single digits below zero, with a few spots in the far north staying a bit colder. Highs Friday reach the teens in about the northeastern half of Minnesota.
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Arctic chill lingers; afternoon/evening snow showers

Arctic chill lingers; afternoon/evening snow showers

Metro area highs are expected to reach the mid 30s on Saturday. We're shooting for 40s in the metro area and southeastern Minnesota on Sunday:
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